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CURRICULUM VITAE
John Papagiannis, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiologist
Home Address:
15 Lefkippou Str, P.O.Box 723
Drafi, Pikermi 19009
GREECE
Tel: 01130210-604 4682
Work Address:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Mitera
Children’s Hospital, 6 Erythrou Stavrou Str,
15123 Maroussi, Greece
Date of Birth:
08/19/59
Place of Birth:
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citizenship:
Greek
Marital status:
Married since 1983, to Constantina Giaprou,
with 4 children
Basic Education:
1965-71:
57th
Elementary
School
Thessaloniki
1971-77: 4th High School of Thessaloniki
Foreign Language:
First Certificate in English, University of
Cambridge
of
French during High School studies
Medical School:
1977-1983:
Thessaloniki
Aristotelian
University
of
Military Service:
1984-1985: Enlisted Physician in Greek Armed
Forces
Postgraduate Education:
24/06/85-30/06/88: Pediatric Residency, St Louis Children’s Hospital at
Washington University Medical Center,
St Louis, Missouri, and USA
Director: Harvey R.Colten, M.D.
01/07/88-30/06/91: Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Duke University
Medical Center, Durham, N.Carolina,
USA
Director: Madison S.Spach, M.D.
01/07/91-30/07/92: Cardiac Pathology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Director: Richard Van Praagh, M.D.
01/09/95-31/08/96: Pediatric Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship,
Duke University Medical Center,
Durham, USA
Director: Ronald J. Kanter, M.D.
Professional Experience:
01/09/92-30/11/93:
Pediatric Cardiologist, Athens Medical
Center, Athens, Greece
13/08/93-10/09/93:
Locum Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist,
Armed Forces Cardiac Center, Riyadh
Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
01/12/93-31/12/97:
Attending Pediatric Cardiologist, Onassis
Cardiac Surgery Center
01/01/98-07/30/03:
Associate
Director
of
Pediatric
Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery
Center
08/01/03-07/01/04:
Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology,
Division of Cardiology, Arkansas
Children’s Hospital.
07/01/05-31/12/2007:
Associate Director, Division of Pediatric
Cardiology,
Director,
Pediatric
Electrophysiology, Onassis
Cardiac
Surgery Center
1/1/2008-now:
Director,
Division
of
Pediatric
Cardiology, Mitera Children’s Hospital
Academic Affiliation
08/01/03-07/01/04:
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences.
Certification:
FMGEMS exams 1984, ECFMG Certificate # 388-062-2
FLEX exams in Missouri 1986
General
Pediatrics
certificate
#
Γ2/24980/05/10/90, Thessaloniki, Greece
Diplomate American Board of Pediatrics
No 40970, 02/06/89
Diplomate American Board of Pediatrics and Sub-Board of
Pediatric Cardiology
No 978, 11/10/91
Licensure:
Missouri Permanent License No 60105,
1987
N. Carolina Permanent License No 39663, 1990
Massachusetts Permanent License No 72839, 1991
Athens Medical Association, License Νο 35769, 18/08/92
California Permanent License No 53750, 1994
Arkansas State Medical License, No 3336, 2003
Professional Society Membership:
American Academy of Pediatrics: Junior
Fellow 1985-1992
American College of Cardiology: Affiliate-in-training 1988-1992
Southeastern Society of Pediatric Cardiology: 1990-1992
Association of European Pediatric Cardiologists: 1994-now
Hellenic Society of Pediatric Cardiology:
1992-now
Hellenic Society of Pediatrics: 1994-now
Hellenic Society of Cardiology: 1993-now
President of Working Group of
Congenital Heart Disease of the HSC
(2002-2004)
Pediatric Electrophysiology
1999-now
Society:
Cardiac
Electrophysiology
October 2000-now
Society:
Council for Cardiovascular Disease in the
Young, American Heart Association:
October 2000-now
Professional Member, American Heart
Association, Aug 2003-now
NASPE-Heart Rhythm Society: Member
since 2003-now
Teaching experience:
1986-88: Teaching General Pediatrics to medical students at Washington
University Medical Center. Supervision of pediatric residents at St Louis
Children’s Hospital
1988-91: Teaching Pediatric Cardiology to medical students and pediatric
residents at Duke University Medical Center.
1991-92: Teaching Cardiac Pathology and Pediatric Cardiology to
medical students and pediatric cardiology fellows at Harvard and MIT
Universities.
1995-1996: Teaching Cardiac Pathology and Cardiac Electrophysiology
to pediatric cardiology fellows at Duke University Medical Center
1993-2002: Teaching Pediatric Cardiology, Electrophysiology and
Cardiac Pathology to cardiology fellows at Onassis Cardiac Surgery
Center
17-19/05/1999: Visiting Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Duke
University Medical Center
08/01/03: Teaching Pediatric Cardiology and cardiac arrhythmias to
pediatric residents and medical students during cardiology rotation,
outpatient clinics and formal lectures at Arkansas Children’s Hospital,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Clinical Interests:
General Pediatric Cardiology, echocardiography, cardiac catheterization
in infants, children, adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease,
pediatric electrophysiology and ablation, pacemaker and defibrillator
implantation, non-invasive electrophysiology testing, tilt-table testing.
Research Interests:
Cardiac Pathology: Clinicopathologic correlations, with
echocardiographic and angiocardiographic findings in congenital heart
disease
Electrophysiology: Developmental changes of the autonomic nervous
system. Effects of radiofrequency lesions on the immature myocardium.
Treatment of pediatric cardiac arrhythmias with radiofrequency ablation.
Treatment of postoperative cardiac arrhythmias in patients with
congenital heart disease with radiofrequency ablation. Arrhythmias after
cardiac transplantation in children.
Abstract presentations in scientific meetings
1. Assessment of an early language milestone scale in infants and
toddlers at high risk during neonatal period.
C.Bechlivanides, G.Pitsavas, J.Papagiannis, E.Jagournis,
C.Chatzioannides
21st Hellenic Pediatric Society Meeting, Cos, Greece, 1983
2. Α case of polysplenia with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
J.Papagiannis, R.J.Kanter, E.Effmann, P.Pratt, R.Marcille, I.Browing,
B.Armstrong.
23d Southeastern Pediatric Cardiology Society Annual Meeting,
Memphis, Tennessee, USA 7/9/1990
3. Outcome after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: Information contributed
from the use of intraoperative echocardiography.
J.Papagiannis, R.J.Kanter, B.Armstrong, W.Greeley, R.Ungerleider.
th
4 International Symposium on Echocardiography and Doppler in
Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck, Austria, 27/5/1991.
4. Left ventricular aneurysm diagnosed by fetal echocardiography.
J.Papagiannis, R.J.Kanter, D.Sostman, P.Anderson.
th
24 Southeastern Pediatric Cardiology Society Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 27/9/1991
5. The heart in Down syndrome: Pathologic anatomy.
R.Van Praagh, J.Papagiannis, Y.Bar-El, O.Schwint.
International Meeting on heart disease in persons with Down
syndrome, Rome, Italy, 14/5/1992
6. Late assessment of radiofrequency lesions in infant sheep: Increase in
lesion size and myocardial tissue loss with growth.
J.E.Hulse, J.Papagiannis, R.Van Praagh, W.De, E.P.Walsh, J.P.Saul.
th
65 Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association.
Circulation Vol 86, No 4 Suppl I, I-239, 1992
7. Idiopathic aneurysms of the left ventricle in children: Clinical and
Pathologoanatomic findings in 6 new cases.
J.Papagiannis, S.Rammos, R.Van Praagh
15th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Athens, Greece, 1994.
8. Bacterial endocarditis in pediatric patients. Predisposing factors,
clinical picture, bacterial spectrum and complications.
S.Rammos, J.Papagiannis, J.Papadatos, P.Azariades, A.Michalis
15th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Athens, Greece, 1994
9. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: Right ventricular
and coronary artery anatomy.
R.Van Praagh, J.Papagiannis.
Asian-Pacific Symposium on Pediatric Cardiology, Taipei, November
4-6, 1994.
10.Radiofrequency ablation for atrial tachyarrhythmias after surgery for
congenital heart disease: Factors influencing efficacy and
complications.
J.Papagiannis, R.J.Kanter, G.R.Simons, H.S.Barold, F.O.Sogade,
R.A.Sorrentino, R.A.Greenfield, J.M.Wharton.
nd
2 World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, May 1997
11.A single institution’s experience in radiofrequency ablation following
the Mustard operation.
R.J.Kanter, J.Papagiannis, H.S.Barold, G.R.Simons, M.P.Carboni,
J.M.Wharton.
th
18 Annual Scientific Sessions of North American Society of Pacing
and Electrophysiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May 1997.
12. Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias in childhood with radiofrequency
current.
J.Papagiannis, V.Vassilikos, T.Maounis, E.Livanis, S.Apostolopoulou,
D.Katritsis, G.Theodorakis, A.Manolis, S.Rammos.
35th Hellenic Pediatric Society Meeting, Crete, June 1997.
13.Two year experience in use of homografts in Surgical treatment of
Congenital heart disease
S.Apostolopoulou, C.Anagnostopoulos, J.Papagiannis, P.Azarides,
A.Nikolaides, G.Kyrvassilis, S.Rammos.
18th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece,
1997
14.Treatment of pediatric patients with supraventricular tachycardias with
radiofrequency current.
J.Papagiannis, V.Vassilikos, E.Livanis, T.Maounis, S.Apostolopoulou,
D.Katritsis, G.Theodorakis, A.Manolis, S.Rammos.
18th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece,
1997
16.Treatment of atrial tachyarrhythmias after surgery for congenital heart
disease with radiofrequency current ablation.
J.Papagiannis, S.Rammos, R.Kanter, J.M.Wharton, A.Manolis.
18th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece,
1997
17.Treatment of pediatric cardiac arrhythmias with radiofrequency
current ablation: Initial experience.
J.Papagiannis, A.Manolis, G.Theodorakis, D.Katritsis,
S.Apostolopoulou, S.Rammos.
33d Annual Scientific Sessions of the European Association of
Pediatric Cardiologists, Dublin, June 1998.
18.Treatment of ventricular tachycardia in children with nonpharmacologic methods
J.Papagiannis, A.Manolis, G.Theodorakis, D.Katritsis, G.Kyrvassilis,
A.Nikolaides, S.Rammos.
19th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Athens, Greece, 1998
19.The use of homografts in the surgical approach of complex
Congenital heart disease.
S.Apostolopoulou, N.Yiannopoulos, P.Azariades, A.Nicolaidis,
G.Kyrvassilis, J.Papagiannis, C.Anagnostopoulos, S.Rammos,
G.Sarris.
VI Balkan Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Meeting,
Antalya, Turkey, November 1998.
20.Surgical repair of subaortic stenosis: Intermediate results.
S.Apostolopoulou, N.Yiannopoulos, P.Azariades, A.Nicolaidis,
G.Kyrvassilis, J.Papagiannis, C.Anagnostopoulos, S.Rammos,
G.Sarris.
VI Balkan Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Meeting,
Antalya, Turkey, November 1998.
21.Early outcome after complete transatrial-transpulmonary repair of
tetralogy of Fallot.
N.Yiannopoulos, A.Chatzis, P.Azariades, A.Nicolaidis, G.Kyrvassilis,
S.Apostolopoulou, J.Papagiannis, S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
VI Balkan Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Meeting,
Antalya, Turkey, November 1998.
22.Radiofrequency ablation for all types of tachyarrhythmias in
children and patients with congenital heart disease.
J.Papagiannis, E.Livanis, T.Maounis, V,Vassilikos, G.Kyrvassilis,
A.Nicolaidis, D.Katritsis, G.Theodorakis, A.Manolis, S.Rammos.
Annual Scientific Sessions of the European Society of Cardiology,
Barcelona, Spain, August 1999.
23. Neurocardiogenic syncope in children: Clinical characteristics and
usefulness of tilt-table testing
J.Papagiannis, A.Chrysovergi, S.Apostolopoulou, K.Laskari,
S.Rammos
20th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Aghia Pelagia, Crete,
1999
24. Results after total transatrial-transpulmonary repair of tetralogy of
Fallot
N.Giannopoulos,
A.Chatzis,
P.Azariades,
A.Nikolaides,
G.Kyrvassilis,
J.Papagiannis,
S.Apostolopoulou,
K.Laskari,
S.Rammos,
G.Sarris..
20th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Crete, 1999
25. Endothelin antagonists cause hemodynamic improvement in patients
with severe pulmonary hypertension
S.Apostolopoulou,
Z.Kyriakides,
K.Laskari,
G.Karavolias,
J.Papagiannis, D.Kremastinos, S.Rammos
20th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Aghia Pelagia, Crete,
1999
25. Early results of anatomic repair of transposition of the great arteries
A.Chatzis,
N.Giannopoulos,
P.Azariades,
J.Papagiannis,
S.Apostolopoulou, K.Laskari, K.Rellos, M.Kiaffa, J.Bisiades,
S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
20th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Meeting, Crete, 1999
27. Ablation of atrial tachycardias in operated congenital heart disease
with radiofrequency.
J.Papagiannis, G.Theodorakis, A.Manolis, A.Chatzis,
N.Giannopoulos, G.Kyrvassilis, A.Nikolaides, P.Azariades, R.Kanter,
S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
3d Hellenic Meeting of Cardiοthoracic Surgery, Athens, Greece,
2000.
28. Late complications of aorto-pulmonary shunts on pulmonary arteries.
P.Azariades, A.Chatzis, N.Giannopoulos, D.Bobos, A.Nikolaides,
G.Kyrvassilis, Papagiannis, S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
3d Hellenic Meeting of Cardiοthoracic Surgery, Athens, Greece,
2000.
29. Surgical approach to bacterial endocarditis in children and young
adults.
A.Chatzis, N.Giannopoulos, D.Bobos, P.Azariades, G.Kyrvassilis,
A.Nikolaides, S.Apostolopoulou, Papagiannis, S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
3d Hellenic Meeting of Cardiοthoracic Surgery, Athens, Greece,
2000.
30. Anatomic repair of transposition of the great arteries (arterial
switch operation) in the newborn period: surgical technique and
results
A.Chatzis, N.Giannopoulos, D.Bobos, P.Azariades, G.Kyrvassilis,
A.Nikolaides, M.Kiaffa, S.Apostolopoulou, Papagiannis, S.Rammos,
G.Sarris.
3d Hellenic Meeting of Cardiοthoracic Surgery, Athens, Greece,
2000.
31. Surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot and results after complete
transatrial-transpulmonary repair
A.Chatzis, N.Giannopoulos, D.Bobos, P.Azariades, G.Kyrvassilis,
A.Nikolaides, Papagiannis, S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
3d Hellenic Meeting of Cardiοthoracic Surgery, Athens, Greece,
2000.
32. Surgical strategy in the management of patients with single-ventricle
pathophysiology
N.Giannopoulos, A.Chatzis, D.Bobos, P.Azariades, G.Kyrvassilis,
A.Nikolaides, S.Apostolopoulou, JPapagiannis, S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
3d Hellenic Meeting of Cardiοthoracic Surgery, Athens, Greece,
2000.
33. Plastic repair of the regurgitant aortic valve
A.Chatzis, N.Giannopoulos, D.Bobos, P.Azariades, G.Kyrvassilis,
A.Nikolaides, Papagiannis, S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
3d Hellenic Meeting of Cardiοthoracic Surgery, Athens, Greece,
2000.
34. Early results of surgical treatment of total anomalous pulmonary
venous return.
P.Azariades, N.Giannopoulos, A.Chatzis, D.Bobos, G.Kyrvassilis,
A.Nikolaides, Papagiannis, S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
3d Hellenic Meeting of Cardiοthoracic Surgery, Athens, Greece,
2000.
35. Excision of subaortic membrane and septal myectomy: 5 year
experience.
F.Chronidou, A.Chatzis, N.Giannopoulos, D.Bobos, P.Azariades,
G.Kyrvassilis, A.Nikolaides, Papagiannis, S.Rammos, G.Sarris.
3d Hellenic Meeting of Cardiοthoracic Surgery, Athens, Greece,
2000.
36. Transcatheter applications using the Starflex and Cardioseal implants:
Initial experience
S.Apostolopoulou, G.Hausdorf, C.Laskari, J.Papagiannis, M.Kiaffa.
G.Kyrvassilis, S.Rammos
VII Balkan Meeting on Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,
Athens, Greece, November 24-25, 2000
37. Dobutamine Echocardiography in mild to moderate pulmonary
stenosis.
C.Laskari, S.Apostolopoulou, J.Papagiannis, S.Rammos
VII Balkan Meeting on Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,
Athens, Greece, November 24-25, 2000
38. Surgical technique and results of arterial switch operation in 23
patients with transposition of the great arteries.
A.Chatzis, N.Giannopoulos, P.Azarides, D.Bobos, G.Kyrvassilis,
J.Papagiannis, S.Rammos, G.Sarris
VII Balkan Meeting on Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,
Athens, Greece, November 24-25, 2000
39. Radiofrequency ablation of atrial tachycardias in postoperative
congenital heart disease
J.Papagiannis, S.Rammos, S.Apostolopoulou, N.Giannopoulos,
A.Chatzis, G.Kyrvassilis, P.Azarides, G.Sarris, R.Kanter
VII Balkan Meeting on Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,
Athens, Greece, November 24-25, 2000
40. Congenital left ventricular aneurysm: Clinical, imaging and
pathologic features.
J.Papagiannis, S.Apostolopoulou, M.Kiaffa, C.Laskari, S.Rammos
VII Balkan Meeting on Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,
Athens, Greece, November 24-25, 2000
41. Prolonged QT syndrome: Genotype correlation with clinical and
electrocardiographic manifestations and therapeutic considerations.
J.Papagiannis, S.Apostolopoulou, C.Laskari, M.Kiaffas, S.Priori,
M.Ackerman, P.Vardas, S.Rammos
39th Hellenic Pediatric Society Meeting, Crete, June 2001
42. Interventional treatment of AV node reentry tachycardia in children.
Immediate and mid-term results.
J.Papagiannis, G.Theodorakis, E.Livanis, T.Maounis, A.Manolis,
D.Kremastinos, D.Cokkinos, S.Rammos.
22nd Hellenic Cardiology Society Meeting, Thessaloniki, November
2001
43. Ablation of atrial flutter in adult patients with congenital right heart
obstructive lesions.
J.Papagiannis, G.Theodorakis, E.Livanis, T.Maounis, A.Manolis,
D.Kremastinos, D.Cokkinos, S.Rammos.
22nd Hellenic Cardiology Society Meeting, Thessaloniki, November
2001
44. Successful Surgical Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease in Adults.
A.Chatzis,
N.Giannopoulos,
J.Papagiannis,
C.Panagiotou,
P.Zavaropoulos, G.Kirvassilis, G.Sarris. Poster Presentation at the 4 th
Scientific Forum on quality of care and outcomes research in
cardiovascular disease and stroke. Washington DC, Oct 13,2002.
45. A single center experience with a new valved conduit (Contegra TM)
for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction.
Chatzis A, Giannopoulos N, Bobos D, Kirvassilis G, Rammos S,
Papagiannis J, Sarris G.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center,
Athens, April 10-13, 2003
46. Successful surgical treatment of congenital heart disease in adults.
Chatzis A, Giannopoulos N, Papagiannis J, Rammos S, Panagiotou C,
Siemekis V, Zavaropoulos P, Kirvassilis G, Sarris G.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center,
April 10-13, 2003, Athens, Greece.
46. Transcatheter embolization of a recanalized coronary artery fistula.
Apostolopoulou S.C., Papagiannis J, Bonou P, Petropoulos A,
Laskari CV, Rammos S.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, April
10-13, 2003, Athens, Greece.
47. Surgical correction strategies in the treatment of D-transposition of
the great arteries.
Chatzis A, Giannopoulos N, Bobos D, Siemekis V, Zavaropoulos P,
Panagiotou C, Papagiannis J, Rammos S, Kirvassilis G, Sarris G.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center,
April 10-13, 2003, Athens, Greece.
48. Mid-term results of the surgical treatment of aortic coarctation.
Chatzis A, Giannopoulos N, Tsoutsinos A, Bobos D, Panagiotou C,
Papagiannis J, Rammos S, Theodoraki K, Kirvassilis G, Sarris G.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center,
April 10-13, 2003, Athens, Greece.
49. Late reoperation after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
Giannopoulos N, Chatzis A, Bobos D, Panagiotou C, Zavaropoulos P,
Papagiannis J, Rammos S, Sofianidou I, Kirvassilis G, Sarris G.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center,
April 10-13, 2003, Athens, Greece.
50. 5-year experience in the surgical treatment of subaortic stenosis.
Chatzis A, Giannopoulos N, Tsoutsinos A, Zavaropoulos P,
Panagiotou C, Papagiannis J, Rammos S, Kirvassilis G, Sarris G.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center,
April 10-13, 2003, Athens, Greece.
51. Presentation, Therapeutic and Diagnostic approach of pediatric
patients with cardiac fibroma.
Kiaffas MG, Papagiannis J, Del Nido P, Geva T, Rammos S.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center,
April 10-13, 2003,Athens, Greece.
52. Prominent Eustachian valve: Potential cause of neonatal cyanosis.
Kiaffas MG, Papagiannis J, Tsekoura E, Rammos S.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, April
10-13, Athens, 2003, Greece.
53. Isolated patent ductus arteriosus : Clinical presentation, transcatheter
device closure and outcome.
Tsekoura E, Apostolopoulou SC, Papagiannis J, Laskari C, Kiaffas
MG, Kirvassilis G, Sofianidou I, Theodoraki K, Rammos S.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center,
April 10-13, 2003, Athens, Greece.
54. Effective management of aortic stenosis with balloon aortic
valvuloplasty in adolescents and young adults.
Apostolopoulou S.C., Tsapakis E, Papagiannis J, Laskari CV,
Petropoulos A, Rammos S.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, April
10-13, Athens, 2003, Greece.
55. Transcatheter application of the Cardioseal Family Septal Occluders.
Apostolopoulou S.C., Laskari CV, Kiaffas MG, Papagiannis J,
Tsapakis E, Kirvassilis G, Theodoraki K, Sofianidou I, Rammos S.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, April
10-13, Athens, 2003, Greece.
56. Doppler tissue imaging of tricuspid annular motion correlates with
right ventricular function during dobutamine infusion in corrected
tetralogy of Fallot.
Apostolopoulou SC, Tsiotika T, Laskari CV, Papagiannis J, Rammos
S.
3d International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center,
April 10-13, 2003, Athens, Greece.
57. AV node reentry tachycardia in patients with congenital heart disease:
Etiologic and therapeutic considerations. Papagiannis J, Kirvassilis G,
Sarris G, Rammos S, Kanter R. North American Society of Pacing
and Electrophysiology, 24th Scientific Sessions, May 13-16, 2003,
Washington, DC.
58. Radiofrequency ablation in pediatric patients: The Onassis Cardiac
Surgery Center experience. Papagiannis J, Apostolopoulou S, Laskari
C, Sofianidou I, Theodoraki A, Petropoulos A, Tsapaki E, Kirvassilis
G, Rammos S. Southeastern Pediatric Cardiology Society, Annual
Scientific Sessions, September 19-20, 2003, Little Rock, Arkansas,
USA.
59. Long-term Clinical, Exercise and Hemodynamic Effect of the
Endothelin Antagonist Bosentan in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial
Hypertension Related to Congenital Heart Disease. Sotiria C
Apostolopoulou, Athanassios Manginas, Dennis V Cokkinos, John
Papagiannis, Spyridon Rammos. American Heart Association Annual
Scientific Sessions, Dallas, Texas, November 13-16, 2005.
60. Comparative study of classic and non-fluoroscopic mapping methods
for radiofrequency catheter ablation of supraventricular tachycardias
in children. J. Papagiannis, A.Tsoutsinos, M. Kiaffas, G. Kyrvassilis,
I. Sofianidou, S.Rammos. 26th Hellenic Society of Cardiology Annual
Sessions, Athens 2005.
61. Safety and Efficacy of Cryoablation in Accessory Pathways in
Children: A Multi-center Study From The Pediatric
Electrophysiology Society Working Group on Cryoablation. Bryan C
Cannon, MD; Joel A Kirsh, MD; Kathryn K Collins, MD; John
Papagiannis, MD; Anne M Dubin, MD, Arnold L Fenrich, MD; Gil J
Gross, MD; Robert M Hamilton, MD; Naomi J Kertesz, MD;
Elizabeth A Stephenson, MD; George F VanHare, MD; Richard A
Friedman, MD. Oral abstract presentation at Heart Rhythm Society
Annual Scientific Sessions, Boston, USA, 2006.
62. Cardiac Resynchronization therapy in congenital and pediatric heart
disease: A retrospective European multicenter study. Jan Janousek,
MD, Oswin Grollmuss, MD, Hashim Abdul-Kaliq, MD, PhD, Roman
Gebauer, MD, Eric Rosenthal, MD, Andreas Fruh, MD, Nico Blom,
MD, Juha-Matti Happonen, MD, Urs Bauersfeld, MD, Joes Jacobsen,
MD, Margreet Bink-Boelkens, MD, Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, John
Papagiannis, MD, Conceicao Trigo, MD, and the Working Group for
Cardiac Dysrhythmias and Electrophysiology of the AEPC. Oral
abstract presentation at Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific
Sessions, Boston, USA, 2006.
63. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in children an young adults
with congenitl heart disease. John Papagiannis, MD, Marinos Kantzis,
MD, George Kirvassilis, MD, Cleo Laskari, MD, Maria Kiaffas, MD,
Sotiria Apostolopoulou, MD, George Sarris, MD, and Spyridon
Rammos, MD. Poster presentation at the 4 th International Meeting of
the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece, November 30,
2006.
64. Tissue Doppler imaging analysis of right ventricular function before
and after Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect. Spyridon
Rammos, MD, Cleo Laskari, MD, Alexandros Tsoutsinos, MD, Maria
Kiaffas, MD, John Papagiannis, MD. Oral presentation at the 4th
International Meeting of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens,
Greece, November 30, 2006.
65. Predictors of response to cardiac resychronization therapy (CRT) in
pediatric and congenital heart disease. Subanalysis of a retrospective
European multicenter study. Janousek J, Abdul-Khaliq H, Gebauer
RA, Rosenthal E, Villain E, Fruh A, Blom NA, Happonen JH,
Bauersfeld U, Jacoben JR, Bink-Boelkens MT, Delhaas T,
Papagiannis J, Trigo C, Turner M, Kornyei L, Paul T. Oral
presentation at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association of
European Pediatric Cardiologists, Warsaw, Poland, May 2007.
66. Cryoablation s radiofrequency ablation for AV nodal reentrant
tachycardia in children and adolescents. Papagiannis J, Papadopoulou
K, Kirvassilis G, Tsoutsinos A, Kantzis M, Laskari C, Kiaffas M,
Apostolopoulou S, Rammos S. Poster presentation at the 42 nd Annual
Meeting of the Association of European Pediatric Cardiologists,
Warsaw, Poland, May 2007.
67. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: Safety and efficacy in children
and young adults with congenital heart disease. Papagiannis J,
Kantzis M, Kirvassilis G, Evgeniadou E, Sarris GE, Rammos S.
Poster presentation at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association of
European Pediatric Cardiologists, Warsaw, Poland, May 2007.
68. Tissue Doppler imaging analysis of right ventricular function before
and after Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect. Laskari C,
Kiaffas M, Tsoutsinos A, Kantzis M, Papagiannis J, Rammos S.
Poster presentation at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Association of
European Pediatric Cardiologists, Warsaw, Poland, May 2007.
69. Η επίδραση της ηλικίας διενέργειας της επέμβασης Fontan για
μονήρη κοιλία στα μακροπρόθεσμα αποτελέσματα αυτής. E.
Λυτρίβη,
Π.Γ.Σφυρίδης,
Ι.Παπαγιάννης,
Γ.Κυρβασίλης,
Π.Ζαβαρόπουλος, Γ.Η.Σαρρής. 30ό Πανελλήνιο Καρδιολογικό
Συνέδριο, Αθήνα 2009.
70. Η Ελληνική εμπειρία της επέμβασης Fontan για αντιμετώπιση της
μονήρους
κοιλίας:
Μεσοπρόθεσμα
και
μακροπρόθεσμα
αποτελέσματα.
Π.Γ.Σφυρίδης,
E.Λυτρίβη,
Γ.Κυρβασίλης,
Ι.Παπαγιάννης, Π.Ζαβαρόπουλος, Γ.Η.Σαρρής. 30ό Πανελλήνιο
Καρδιολογικό Συνέδριο, Αθήνα 2009.
71. Κατάλυση κομβικής ταχυκαρδίας επανεισόδου σε παιδιά και εφήβους
με χρήση κρυοπηξίας. Δ.Αβραμίδης, Γ.Κυρβασίλης, Σ.Καζαντζίδης,
Ε.Λυτρίβη, Ι.Παπαγιάννης. 30ό Πανελλήνιο Καρδιολογικό Συνέδριο,
Αθήνα 2009.
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
1. A case of polysplenia with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
J.Papagiannis, R.Kanter, E.Effmann, P.Pratt, R.Marcille,
I.Browning,B.Armstrong.
Pediatric Cardiology, 1993;14:127-129.
2. Use of balloon occlusion to improve visualization of anomalous
pulmonary venous return in a 47 year old patient with cor triatriatum.
J.Papagiannis, J.Harrison, M.Harding, J.Hermiller, B.Armstrong,
R.Ungerleider, T.Bashore.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 1993; 25: 323-326.
3. Outcome after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: Information contributed
from the use of intraoperative echocardiography.
J.Papagiannis, R.Kanter, B.Armstrong, W.Greeley, R.Ungerleider.
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 1993; 6(4):
366-373.
4. Late enlargement of radiofrequency lesions in infant lambs:
Implications for ablation procedures in small children.
J.P.Saul, J.E.Hulse, J.Papagiannis, R.Van Praagh, E.P.Walsh,
Circulation 1994; 90(1): 492-499.
5. Isolated innominate artery in asplenia syndrome with aortic atresia:
new cardiovascular complex.
J.Papagiannis, R.Kanter, R.Van Der Heide, K.Reimer, R.Ungerleider,
R.Van Praagh.
American Heart J, 1996; 131(5): 1042-44.
6. Double-inlet and double-outlet left ventricle in situs inversus:
Diagnosis with transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic
resonance imaging.
J.Papagiannis, G.Athanassopoulos, S.Mavrogeni, S.Rammos.
Pediatric Cardiology, 1995; 19: 161-164.
7. Radiofrequency ablation of multiple hemodynamically unstable
ventricular tachycardias in a patient with surgically repaired tetralogy
of Fallot.
J.Papagiannis, R.Kanter, J.M.Wharton.
Cardiology in the Young 1998; 8(3): 379-82
8. Pathologic anatomy of corrected transposition: Medical and Surgical
implications.
R.Van Praagh, J.Papagiannis, J.Grunenfelder, U.Bartram,
P.Martanovic.
American Heart Journal, 1998;Vol 135 No 5(1): 772-785.
9. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of supraventricular tachycardia
substrates after Mustard and Senning operations for D-transposition of
the great arteries.
R.J.Kanter,
J.Papagiannis,
M.Carboni,
R.M.Ungerleider,
W.E.Sanders, J.M.Wharton.
J. Am. Coll.Cardiol, 2000; Vol 35, No 2: 428-441.
10.Congenital left ventricular aneurysm: Clinical, imaging, pathologic,
and surgical findings in 7 new cases.
J.Papagiannis, R.Van Praagh, O.Schwint, L.D’Orsogna, F.Qureshi,
J.Reynolds, C.Kallfelz, J.Nozar.
American Heart Journal, 2001;141(3):491-499.
11.Transcatheter occlusion of atrial baffle leak after Mustard repair.
S.C.Apostolopoulou, J.Papagiannis, G.Hausdorf, S.Rammos
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 2000; 51:305-307
12.Transcatheter occlusion of a large pulmonary arteriovenous
malformation with use of a Cardioseal device
S.C.Apostolopoulou, NL Kelekis, J.Papagiannis, G.Hausdorf,
S.Rammos
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2001; 12(6): 767-769
13. Long-term results of surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot
J.Papagiannis.
Journal of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology 2002; 43: 160-169.
14.Diagnosis and management of pulmonary arteriovenous
malformations.
Papagiannis J, Apostolopoulou S, Sarris GE, Rammos S. Images in
Paediatric Cardiology 2002;10:33-49.
15.Early results of transatrial-transpulmonary repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
N.M. Giannopoulos, A.K.Chatzis, P.Karros, P.Zavaropoulos,
J.Papagiannis, S.Rammos, G.V.Kirvassilis, G.E.Sarris. European
Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 2002;22:582-586.
16. Accelerated ventricular rhythm in the neonatal period: a review and
two new cases in asymptomatic infants with an apparently normal
heart. Anatoliotaki M, Papagiannis J, Stefanaki S, Koropouli M,
Tsilimigaki. Acta Paediatr. 2004;93(10):1397-400
17.Bosentan induces clinical, exercise and hemodynamic improvement in a
pre-transplant patient with plastic bronchitis after Fontan operation.
Apostolopoulou SC, Papagiannis J, Rammos S. J Heart Lung
Transplant. 2005 Aug;24(8):1174-6.
18.Diverse experience with the CardioSEAL and STARFlex septal
occluders. Apostolopoulou SC, Laskari CV, Kiaffas M, Papagiannis J,
Rammos S. Cardiol Young. 2004 Aug;14(4):367-72.
19. Cryoablation of a Nodoventricular Mahaim Fiber. J.Papagiannis, L.
Vachtsevanos, S.Rammos, R. Kanter. J Interv Cardiovasc
Electrophysiol, 2005 Nov;14(2):111-6.
20. Transcatheter closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect using the
Amplatzer Device: Single Center experience in 140 patients. S.
Rammos, S.C. Apostolopoulou, C. Laskari, M. Kiaffas, G.
Kyrvassilis, I. Sofianidou, T. Kousi, J. Papagiannis, G. Fischer.
Hospital Chronicles 2006; Supplement: 84-90.
21. Papagiannis J, Tsoutsinos A, Kirvassilis G, Sofianidou I, Koussi T,
Laskari C, Kiaffas M, Apostolopoulou S, Rammos S.
Nonfluoroscopic catheter navigation for radiofrequency catheter
ablation
of
supraventricular
tachycardia
in
children.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2006 Sep;29(9):971-8.
22. Tsoutsinos A, Papagiannis J, Chatzis A, Sarris G. Surgical
cryoablation for life-threatening postoperative junctional tachycardia.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Jul;84(1):286-8.
23. Papagiannis J, Chatzis A, Sarris G. Giant Right Atrial Aneurysm:
Diagnosis and surgical treatment in infancy. Accepted for publication,
Int J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 16;129(1):e5-6.
24. Papagiannis J, Maounis T, Laskari C, Theodorakis GN, Rammos S.
Ablation of atrial tachycardias with radiofrequency current after
surgical repair of complex congenital heart defects.Hellenic J
Cardiol. 2007;48(5):268-77.
25. Katritsis DG, Papagiannis J. Anatomically left-sided septal slow
pathway ablation in dextrocardia and situs inversus totalis. Europace.
2008 Aug;10(8):1004-5.
26.Janousek J, Gebauer RA, Abdul-Khaliq H, Turner M, Kornyei L,
Grollmuss O, Rosenthal E, Villain E, Früh A, Paul T, Blom NA,
Happonen JM, Bauersfeld U, Jacobsen JR, van den Heuvel F,
Delhaas T, Papagiannis J, Trigo C; Working Group for Cardiac
Dysrhythmias and Electrophysiology of the Association for European
Paediatric Cardiology. Cardiac resynchronisation therapy in
paediatric and congenital heart disease: differential effects in various
anatomical and functional substrates. Heart 2009 Jul;95(14):1165-71.
27. Sfyridis PG, Lytrivi ID, Kirvassilis GV, Papagiannis JK, Michalis
LK, Sarris GE. Anterior Aortic Re-implantation of Anomalous
Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA)
Originating from the Non-facing Sinus in an Adult. J Card Surg.
2009 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Chapters in Books
1. The heart in Down syndrome: Pathologic anatomy.
R.Van Praagh, J.Papagiannis, Y.Bar-El, O.Schwint
In: Heart Disease in Persons with Down Syndrome, pp 69-111, Paul
H.Brooks publisher, Baltimore 1996
2. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: Right ventricular
and coronary artery anatomy.
R.Van Praagh, J.Papagiannis, C.Hanioti, M.Kiaffas.
In: Pediatric Cardiology Updates, pp 45-49, H.C.Lue editor, SpringerVerlag, Tokyo 1997
3. Acute treatment of tachyarrhythmias.
A.Winslow, J.Papagiannis, R.Kanter. In: Clinical Pediatric
Arrhythmias 2nd edition, pp 149-163, P.C. Gillette and A.Garson
editors, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1999
4. Tumors of the heart
J.Papagiannis. Cardiologic Therapeutics. D.Cokkinos, G.Parisianos
Publisher, Athens, 2000
5. Interventional Pediatric Electrophysiology in children and adolescents.
J.Papagiannis. In: the pediatric heart: Pathology-prevention-treatment,
pp 157-165. C.S.Bartsokas, S.Rammos, eds. Joined publication of the
Department of Pediatrics, Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s Hospital,
University of Athens, and Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Onassis
Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, 2001
6. Treatment of Supraventricular Tachycardias in Children with
Radiofrequency Current. University Studio Press, Thessaloniki, 2005